Today I saw a classic and took a pic thread! Part 2

sligojoek

Lovely. What is it?

Ryano87

sligojoek wrote: »

Lovely. What is it?

Alvis TD21 1961. Rebodied to look like an Alvis Speed 20. Odd looking thing but drives fantastic. 3 Litre straight 6

sligojoek

Ryano87 wrote: »

Alvis TD21 1961. Rebodied to look like an Alvis Speed 20. Odd looking thing but drives fantastic. 3 Litre straight 6

That's a lovely car. Best of luck with it

Duke O Smiley

Was staying with a friend of mine in Calabria last week. Seven hour drive down from Rome to Ballygobackwards a few miles south of Cosenza. As I'm pulling up to the house, "pull into the garage" says he, and what greets me but this:

You could have knocked me over with a breath. Bought new by my friend's father in Switzerland in 1970, driven back to Italy in 1989 and parked in the garage where it has sat since. Photos are poor, but beneath the dust it looks to have survived remarkably well. I suppose they haven't the same problems with rust as we do





Lots of other interesting stuff around the place that I won't flood the thread with, but here's a few examples:







This was a daily driver, and that might be a bucket of house paint for the wing :pac:



This little SJ belonged to a cousin of my friend. Loads of them about





Predictably loads of these too





And lastly this, a turbo diesel 164 - absolutely mint - carefully piloted (and co-piloted) by a classy looking elderly couple who parked up and went into mass. Dealer sticker in the back window from a local garage still selling Alfa Romeo today

MrCostington

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Lots of other interesting stuff around the place that I won't flood the thread with, but here's a few examples:

Great spots, I hope I speak for all, please do flood the thread Duke!!

RobAMerc

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

And lastly this, a turbo diesel 164 - absolutely mint - carefully piloted (and co-piloted) by a classy looking elderly couple who parked up and went into mass. Dealer sticker in the back window from a local garage still selling Alfa Romeo today

I imagine that 164 was bought for, and probably only used for that weekly trip to mass and maybe lunch somewhere afterwards. He probably has a 127 or Uno or maybe even an Autobianchi a112 as his daily.

Lurching

RobAMerc wrote: »

I imagine that 164 was bought for, and probably only used for that weekly trip to mass and maybe lunch somewhere afterwards. He probably has a 127 or Uno or maybe even an Autobianchi a112 as his daily.

Nah, I bet it's the priest that owns it!

Fidoodles

Top Dog

It might be slightly cheating since this belongs to a work colleague, but it's rarely out and too nice not to share

woejus

Presenting the jaguaroba


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tc20

I posted the older MB recently (in a car park) but it was lovely to see, hear and smell all that unburnt fuel as it leisurely and gracefully wafted by in the wild...

hi5

I'm guessing it's W110.

kaizersoze

woejus wrote: »

Presenting the jaguaroba


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Wouldn't be a lover of that yoke now.....also, you'd need asbestos trousers to get out of it after a spin!:D

Ryano87

hi5 wrote: »

I'm guessing it's W110.

Lol I was talking to him about the reg, he said few had copped it. Really nice gu, brought the car in from the Netherlands last week.

Lovely Condition

Andrewf20

Top Dog wrote: »

It might be slightly cheating since this belongs to a work colleague, but it's rarely out and too nice not to share

If you looked quickly you would swear there was a mid sized cross over beside it, not a fiesta.

MrCostington

Andrewf20 wrote: »

If you looked quickly you would swear there was a mid sized cross over beside it, not a fiesta.

Just notice that, thanks! But, wow, what a beauty!!!!

sligojoek

kaizersoze wrote: »

Wouldn't be a lover of that yoke now.....also, you'd need asbestos trousers to get out of it after a spin!:D

Tips and tricks from 4 mins in

tc20

Ryano87 wrote: »

Lol I was talking to him about the reg, he said few had copped it.

is it possible to request a reg number?
The car is in fantastic condition for sure.

Sam Russell

tc20 wrote: »

is it possible to request a reg number?
The car is in fantastic condition for sure.

You can. It costs quite a bit - I think €1,000 but not sure.

You cannot request a number ahead of issue, so if you want [213 C 213] you have to pre-book it and wait for [213 C 212] is issued. You cannot change a registration number except when it is 30 years old and then to a ZV series.

The Reg [ZV 8] was issued to a Triumph TR8, which has a V8 engine, having paid the fee I believe.

Nothing stopping you looking for [ZV 100] to go on an Audi 100 that is over 30 years old, and you are prepared to pay the fee.

RobMc59

I spotted this outside a garage that specialises in classics near where I live.There`s a couple more in the background.

Sam Russell

RobMc59 wrote: »

I spotted this outside a garage that specialises in classics near where I live.There`s a couple more in the background.

That is a 1972/1973 Wolsey 1100/1300. It was a larger size Mini. Wolsey was an up-market marque of BMC. The 1100/1300 (a larger version of the Mini) was a very popular car in its day, with Hydrolastic suspension (water based) that linked the front wheels to the rear wheels on each side. This gave the car superb immunity to side winds, and quite good suspension overall. For such a small car, it gave four/five adults good accommodation with good leg room in the back - no drive shaft tunnel because it was FWD.

The Mini had rubber suspension initially (1959), but got the same as 1100 later.

Duke O Smiley

Sam Russell wrote: »

You can. It costs quite a bit - I think €1,000 but not sure.

You cannot request a number ahead of issue, so if you want [213 C 213] you have to pre-book it and wait for [213 C 212] is issued. You cannot change a registration number except when it is 30 years old and then to a ZV series.

The Reg [ZV 8] was issued to a Triumph TR8, which has a V8 engine, having paid the fee I believe.

Nothing stopping you looking for [ZV 100] to go on an Audi 100 that is over 30 years old, and you are prepared to pay the fee.

You can no longer reserve a number for a car that isn’t brand new.

Fidoodles

elperello

Two nice cars, I suppose the ZV is worth more than the 04.

Any idea what is that behind the 04?

Sam Russell

elperello wrote: »

Two nice cars, I suppose the ZV is worth more than the 04.

Any idea what is that behind the 04?

The tow hook.

MrCostington

elperello wrote: »

Two nice cars, I suppose the ZV is worth more than the 04.

I would think so, the TEs/TDs are at least as much as the coupes. Depending on condition of course.

outfox

The W123 is way classier looking than the modern one

Ryano87

tc20 wrote: »

is it possible to request a reg number?
The car is in fantastic condition for sure.

No, he's just lucky the way the Wicklow registration numbers are. I registered my old Saab last summer and got the same w110

RobMc59

Ford Escort.jpg
I was collecting a few motorcycle parts I`d had zinced in North Wales and this Escort van was parked outside.

sligojoek

Going through the phone